No Strings Attached

Clara's voice was soft and gentle, like a light drizzle. She knew Sasha was naturally competitive and had a touch of pride. From an observer's perspective, she felt Sasha had feelings for Chase. Otherwise, Sasha wouldn't have slept with him more than once. She wasn't someone to take such matters lightly.

Clara just didn't understand what was bothering Sasha.

Sasha listened to Clara and curved her lips in a smile. "Alright, stop worrying about me. I better focus on taking good care of my godson. He's due in two months, and I'll help you prepare your maternity bag." For safety, lan hadn't hired a nanny for Clara, and Casey, being a man, didn't think through some things thoroughly. Sasha always brought baby supplies whenever she visited.

The two sat in the living room, one reading from a phone, the other packing items into the maternity bag. They were perfectly in sync.

When lan walked in from outside, this was the scene he saw. He felt a pang in his heart.

If it weren't for the continuous troubles in the Hayes family, he wouldn't have let Clara go through such hardship. These were matters that professionals should have handled.

He strode into the living room with his long legs. Clara saw him, and her face immediately lit up with a brilliant smile. She put down what she was holding and walked toward him. "You're back?"

her in his arms, his pale, slender fingers wiping a bead of sweat from Clara's nose. "I was worried about you, so I came back to

this mean Brodie is helping you?

home for lunch every day to be with

about the baby being in

was already having a hard time being pregnant, and

was always on edge when he was not around. After all, besides Casey, there were only

so del.ne

surely panic if she went into labor.

UMS

this, as the due date

not worry about them. I'll be fine. In case of an